Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-06

terested parties from Seneca took part. 1t
! Is salc that procession mile long was
| one o; the features. Mayor Abrams, III
TaVares, was present, and made char
acterlstlc railroad speech, in which he
! made promises to build a road from
Mount Dora 10 Seneca If the people would
guarantee aim $4,000 in money or lands.
some reports state that the proposition
was accepted and steps taken TO lnaugu-
rate the scheme.
The object OF the founders of Inter-
iachen-to promote an economical winter
resort, free from the exactions of fashion
and gross dissipaJiOns. where social aud
| religious advantages could De enjoyed OF
high order, has been attained. An
academy building has been erected by
private subscription, and has some forty
pupils, under the management Of Prof L.
| Il. w Woodruff, assisted by Miss Woodruff.
A girls boarding school, under the man
agement of Miss Bradley, is meeting with
deserved success. Two literary clubs
hold their weekly meetings, in which
readings, recitations, debates, etc. Oc-
cupy the time. An occasional literary
entertainment and supper is given. A.
l.. Ross, prominent hotel man, has pur-
chased the Lake View House, formerly
Prospect, and will give it
a general Overhauling, rsfurnshing, and
will add several cottages thereto.
The figures printed below snow the
minimum temperature at Jacksonville,
az taken from the records of the signal
Office, since 1872. From these records it
VIII be seen that on several occasions the
temperature mas fallen below That of the
present season. Dec. and Jan. 70, 1872.
y dogs. Jan, 49, 1873, u dogs; Dec. and
Jan. ., 1874, 30 degs,; Dee. IS. 1879, %
d+gs.; Dec. 3, 1875, 24degs,; Dec. l, 1877,
- dogs; Dec. %, 1878, u dpgs.; Jan, Z,
}ot9. % degs.; Dec. 80. 1880 10 degs.;
NOV. 20 1881, 81 deKs.; Dee. II, 1882, %
dogs: Jan. Il, 1888, % dees.; Jan. 6, 1884,
p dogs; Jan. IS, 1885, 81 degs.; Jan. II,
1856, 10 degs. Jan. 4, 1887, - deEs. The
conditions last winter were very diff
lerent from this season. The temperature
not only went down 7degs. lower, butthe
weather was very cold for a week before;
ana Tor thlrty-siX hours before it reached
its minimum on that occasion the highest
recorded WAS % degs., or dogs. below the
freezing point, while the present season
the cold wave has not lasted half SO long,
and during the day time the temperature
has zone as high as Al deRs., or degs.
above the freezing poinl, giving every
thing an opportunity to thaw. Another
thing in favor of this season is that the
temperature did not remain below the
freezing point more than three or four
hours at any one time.
Eustis Lake Region. s. II. Chapman,
of our city, is gentleman who visited
Florida before the majority of people who
live in the State were created. He was
one of regiment of men who landed at
Tampa Bay fully MALT a century ago, to
take part in the war against the Seminole
Indians. Hundreds OF incidents con-
nected with that campaign are as fresh to
HIM as il they occurred To him yesterday.
According TO Mr.. Chapman, they were
one day IN the locality of Sanford wien
the Indians surrounded them, and theft
only chance for escape was in the diree4
ton OF TIE lake. The lieutenant OF the
company he describes as very small
man, but who could nevertheless consume
an immense amount OF whisky
He WAS named Monroe, and was
grandson of our President by that
name. Being maynard, dissipated boy,
his family thought the army would be
the best place for him, and owing to their
influence there was no trouble in secur-
ing him a commission. On the day to
which we refer, the Lieutenant was
mounted on thoroughbred mare OF great
power and speed. When the Indians
came to close quarters, aud it looked a
case OF every man for himself, and his
Satanic majesty to yet the hlndermOst,
the lieutenant made no effort TO stop the
mare when abe began to run. On they
went, and the animal took to the water
and swan with its master on its back
across an arm OF the lake almost a half
mile wide-and that is how Lake Monroe,
portion of the st. Johns river, got its